Vocabulary

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读书人 讀書人 dú shū rén scholar; intellectual ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing ... about it ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
不是吗 不是嗎 bù shì ma isn't that so? ∼HSK 1
家事 家事 jiā shì family matters; domestic affairs; housework ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
外人 外人 wài rén outsider; foreigner; stranger ∼HSK 1
年年 年年 nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
一点不 一點不 yī diǎn bù not at all ∼HSK 1
记不住 記不住 jì bu zhù can't remember ∼HSK 1
真真 真真 zhēn zhēn really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously ∼HSK 1
正正 正正 zhèng zhèng neat; orderly; just in time ∼HSK 1
上风 上風 shàng fēng on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc) ∼HSK 1
一字 一字 yī zì in a row; in a line ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
年间 年間 nián jiān in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) ∼HSK 1
均 均 jūn equal, even, fair; all, also ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
庶出 庶出 shù chū born of a concubine (rather than of the wife) ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
庶子 庶子 shù zǐ son born of a concubine ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
五一 五一 wǔ yī 5-1 (May 1st) ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
不比 不比 bù bǐ unlike ∼HSK 1
想见 想見 xiǎng jiàn to infer; to gather ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
年过 年過 nián guò over (a certain age) ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat ∼HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
有名 有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known HSK 1
多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years ∼HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
新年 新年 xīn nián New Year HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1